Denise Marie Pesina is an American certified health practitioner from Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Her children Lynette A. Pesina and Robert Eugene “Bobby” Crimo III have different fathers.
Bobby is 5 younger than Lynette. His father is Denise’s estranged husband Robert “Bob” Crimo II.
Lynette’s father died of carbon monoxide poisoning. For her to have a share of his estate, her mother had to sue to establish paternity.
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BIOGRAPHY
Denise is a Mormon. She enjoys hiking, foraging, meditation and yoga.
Aside from Highland Park, Denise has lived in other parts of Illinois including Chicago and Highwood. Here are 13 more things about her:
- In 1995, she gave birth to Lynette.
- On August 4, 1999, she accused her former boyfriend Steven Brown of sexually assaulting Lynette and sought an order of protection against him.
- In 2000, she gave birth to Bobby.
- In August 2002, she was arrested for child endangerment after leaving Bobby in a locked car with the windows rolled up for about 27 minutes on a 79-degree day at a Toys-R-Us parking lot. After pleading guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment, she completed a year of court supervision.
- Between 2010 and 2014, police officers were called to her residence in Highwood nine times to address disputes between her and Bob.
- In August 2010, police officers were called to her residence in Highwood after Bob accused her of striking him in the head with her shoe.
- In October 2010, Bob accused her of hitting him with a screwdriver on the left forearm but he recanted once he got to the police station.
- In June 2011, Bob called the police to report that she was trying to pick up Lynette while intoxicated.
- In 2012, she pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Lake County and was sentenced to a year of probation and 100 hours of community service.
- In 2015, she was arrested for domestic battery.
- On July 4, 2022, her son Bobby allegedly shot 7 people and injured 48 others in Highland Park.
- From 2022 to 2025, she and Bob attended hearings for Bobby in the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois.
- In October 2024, she turned 51.
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TIMELINE
Denise is 9 years younger than Bob. Their son Bobby is a rapper called Awake the Rapper.
2021
- On July 25, 2021, she took to Facebook to share a photo of herself and her father. In the caption, she wrote, “My Dad is a VETERAN and he has been through so much, yet he still offers love, joy, and helpfulness to others ALWAYS. What a blessing it is to have such a wonderful father. I am so proud to say I have the BEST DAD EVER!!!!”
- In November 2021, she visited Lake Michigan, the largest lake by area in one country.
2022
- On May 24, 2022, she took to Facebook to share a photo of herself and her cat named Sanjay.
- On July 4, 2022, her son Bobby was accused of opening fire after a Fourth of July parade began in Highland Park, killing seven people and injuring 48 others. After the mass shooting, he allegedly blended in with the crowd while dressed as a woman and walked to her home to borrow her 2010 silver Honda Fit. She appeared very angry when she was confronted by police in Highland Park before Bobby was arrested in Lake Forest, Chicago, Illinois in the evening.
- On August 3, 2022, she and Bob attended a hearing for Bobby in the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.
2023
- On December 11, 2023, she attended a case management conference before Lake County Circuit Court judge Victoria Rossetti in the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.
2024
- On March 11, 2024, he and Bobby filed a complaint with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and petitioned for an emergency order of protection from a Lake County judge on his behalf, which were both rejected.
2025
- On February 24, 2025, she prayed with a Courtside Ministries volunteer before entering the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan for the first day of jury selection in Bobby’s trial.
- On March 3, 2025, she went to the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan where Bobby pleaded guilty to 21 counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of attempted first-degree murder before Rossetti. The judge admonished her after hearing her make a comment.
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THIS IS DENISE PESINA. YES, I AM THE MOTHER OF BOBBY CRIMO, WHO IS INNOCENT. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS KNOWS THIS AND SO DOES THE COURT, THE JUDGE, THE STATES ATTORNEY, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS. THEY ALL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED DIRECT EVIDENCE VACATING ALL CHARGES AGAINST MY SON. FIRST, THE FBI CAME LOOKING FOR MY HUSBAND BOB JR., CAUGHT ON BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE AT THE CRIME SCENE, AND REPORTED TO POLICE BY WITNESSES WHO PROVIDED PICTURES OF HIM AT THE CRIME SCENE, HE EVEN ADMITS THIS ON AUDIO RECORDING HIS ROUTE THROUGH THE ALLEYS, HE DESCRIBES THE ORDER OF WHO WAS SHOT FIRST, SECOND, EVEN HAD ME TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEO OF HIM STANDING OVER WHERE HE CLAIMS THESE PEOPLE DIED, AND FROM WHERE THE SHOTS WERE FIRED, HOW MANY BULLETS HIT AN AWNING, AND IS THE ONE WHO PROVIDED THE ALLEGED CONFESSION VIDEO TO THE COURT PERSONALLY, AND INCRIMINATING STATEMENTS AND TEXTS AS LONG AS THE COURT AGREED TO TAKE OUT ALL INCRIMINATING STATEMENTS HE MADE, HE IS THE ONE WHO HAD THE KEY TO THE APARTMENT THAT DAY, SEEN ON HIS OWN NEST VIDEO GOING IN AND OUT OF THE RESIDENCE WITH GUNS THEN LEAVING BEFORE SWAT ARRIVES, HAS PASSWORDS TO ALL ACCOUNTS, IS THE OWNER OF THE PHONE AND PHONE ACCOUNT, IS THE OWNER OF THE BANK ACCOUNT, THE OWNER OF THE COMPUTER, LAPTOP, AND ALL DEVICES, THE ONE WHO PROVIDED ME A PICTURE OF HIM HOLDING A GUN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN THE GUN USED IN THE CRIME, THE ONE WHO ACTIVELY USED THE BANK ACCOUNT, THE ONE WHO PROVIDED THE MOST INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE, THE ONE WHO IMMEDIATELY MADE STATEMENTS OF HIS OWN INNOCENCE, THE ONE WHO HAD ALL OF HIS MILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT WAIVED BY THE COURT THE DAY OF HIS SON’S ARRAIGNMENT, THE REASON MY SON HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIS OWN, BECAUSE ALL ACCOUNTS ARE BLOCKED OR SEIZED IN THE FATHER’S NAME, SO MY SON CAN NEVER HAVE FUNDS EXIST IN ANY ACCOUNT, THE ONE WHO HAS THE SAME EXACT NAME AS MY SON, ACCESS TO ALL FOID, ALL ONLINE ACCOUNTS, AND ALL IDENTIFICATION, THE ONE WHO HAS ADMITTED TO SETTING UP MY SON, AND THE ONE YOUR NEWS MEDIA COMPANY HAS FAILED TO REPORT.
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THIS IS DENISE PESINA. YES, I AM THE MOTHER OF BOBBY CRIMO, WHO IS INNOCENT. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS KNOWS THIS AND SO DOES THE COURT, THE JUDGE, THE STATES ATTORNEY, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS. THEY ALL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED DIRECT EVIDENCE VACATING ALL CHARGES AGAINST MY SON. FIRST, THE FBI CAME LOOKING FOR MY HUSBAND BOB JR., CAUGHT ON BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE AT THE CRIME SCENE, AND REPORTED TO POLICE BY WITNESSES WHO PROVIDED PICTURES OF HIM AT THE CRIME SCENE, HE EVEN ADMITS THIS ON AUDIO RECORDING HIS ROUTE THROUGH THE ALLEYS, HE DESCRIBES THE ORDER OF WHO WAS SHOT FIRST, SECOND, EVEN HAD ME TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEO OF HIM STANDING OVER WHERE HE CLAIMS THESE PEOPLE DIED, AND FROM WHERE THE SHOTS WERE FIRED, HOW MANY BULLETS HIT AN AWNING, AND IS THE ONE WHO PROVIDED THE ALLEGED CONFESSION VIDEO TO THE COURT PERSONALLY, AND INCRIMINATING STATEMENTS AND TEXTS AS LONG AS THE COURT AGREED TO TAKE OUT ALL INCRIMINATING STATEMENTS HE MADE, HE IS THE ONE WHO HAD THE KEY TO THE APARTMENT THAT DAY, SEEN ON HIS OWN NEST VIDEO GOING IN AND OUT OF THE RESIDENCE WITH GUNS THEN LEAVING BEFORE SWAT ARRIVES, HAS PASSWORDS TO ALL ACCOUNTS, IS THE OWNER OF THE PHONE AND PHONE ACCOUNT, IS THE OWNER OF THE BANK ACCOUNT, THE OWNER OF THE COMPUTER, LAPTOP, AND ALL DEVICES, THE ONE WHO PROVIDED ME A PICTURE OF HIM HOLDING A GUN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN THE GUN USED IN THE CRIME, THE ONE WHO ACTIVELY USED THE BANK ACCOUNT, THE ONE WHO PROVIDED THE MOST INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE, THE ONE WHO IMMEDIATELY MADE STATEMENTS OF HIS OWN INNOCENCE, THE ONE WHO HAD ALL OF HIS MILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT WAIVED BY THE COURT THE DAY OF HIS SON’S ARRAIGNMENT, THE REASON MY SON HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIS OWN, BECAUSE ALL ACCOUNTS ARE BLOCKED OR SEIZED IN THE FATHER’S NAME, SO MY SON CAN NEVER HAVE FUNDS EXIST IN ANY ACCOUNT, THE ONE WHO HAS THE SAME EXACT NAME AS MY SON, ACCESS TO ALL FOID, ALL ONLINE ACCOUNTS, AND ALL IDENTIFICATION, THE ONE WHO HAS ADMITTED TO SETTING UP MY SON, AND THE ONE YOUR NEWS MEDIA COMPANY HAS FAILED TO REPORT.
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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SENT HIGHLAND PARK POLICE AN EMAIL STATING THAT MY SON BOBBY DID NOT OWN OR PURCHASE, OR HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR THE ALLEGED GUN USED IN CRIME. STATE OF ILLINOIS PROSECUTORS ALREADY DISCLOSED TO THE COURT THAT MY SON WAS NOT DRIVING THE SUSPECT VEHICLE WITH LICENSE PLATE DM80653. HIGHWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALREADY STATED TO THE HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY, THEMSELVES, WERE STANDING NEXT TO THE UNKNOWN WITNESS IN ALLEY WHEN THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN, NOT MY SON. ILLINOIS STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE HAVE ALREADY SHOWN PUBLICLY THAT THEY, THE STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE, ARE THE ONES WHO ACQUIRED THE SMITH & WESSON FOR BOBBY, IN GACT, THE FIRST ONE WAS NOT SUITABLE, SO A SECOND SMITH AND WESSON WAS ACQUIRED. HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS STATED MANY TIMES THAT THE CRIME DID NOT OCCUR AT 10:14 AM, ALSO STATED IN COURT AFFIDAVIT RECORDS. HIGHLAND PARK POLICE HAVE ALREADY STATED THAT DNA AND FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE WERE NOT FOUND ON THE GUN, AND AS OF JULY 6, 2022, NO PRINT OR DNA COMPARISONS HAD BEEN PERFORMED YET. HIGHLAND PARK POLICE STATED THAT WHEN THEY ARRESTED MY SON THEY DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING YET TO EVEN CONNECT HIM TO THE SCENE! A COURT ORDER WAS PUT IN PLACE SPECIFICALLY STATING THAT MY SON CANNOT SAY WHERE HE WAS DURING THE CRIME! I WAS NAMED A SUSPECT, A CASE BROUGHT AGAINST ME WITH THE SAME CASE NUMBER AS THE ALLEY WOMAN WITNESS THAT THEY COULDN’T FIND, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ME WITH THE MURDERS. NOW THIS IS FACTUAL NEWS THAT FACTUALLY CONTRADICTS YOUR NEWS POSTS. CORRECT THESE FALSE REPORTS IMMEDIATELY.
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